gas-guzzling
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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On the federal level, Nigeria has approved green-friendly levies on heavy-engine vehicles, including gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks, set to go into effect in July.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
In choosing its next leader, the automaker’s board faces a fundamental question: Is GM a tech company capable of competing with Tesla and Waymo, or an old-school vehicle manufacturer married to large gas-guzzling vehicles?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
They’re just not very popular, even though their gas-guzzling cousins tend to dominate in the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025
Now even the most radical environmental protests have a softer touch: In 2022 Gen Z climate activists began letting the air out of the tires of gas-guzzling SUVs.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025
We drive around the snarl of cars until we come across a gas-guzzling minivan.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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